Rahul begins UP campaign, holds 'khaat sabhas' with farmers

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Rudrapur (Deoria): Kick-starting his 2500 km-long Kisan Yatra in a bid to capture power in the politically important state of UP, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today met farmers, promising loan waiver and reduction in power tariff by 50 per cent if voted to power in the 2017 Assembly polls.

The 'Deoria to Dilli yatra' is part of the Congress campaign to end its 27-year exile from power in Uttar Pradesh.

The Congress leader reached here around 10.45 AM by chopper and started knocking at the doors of farmers.

In a tweet, Gandhi requested the people to join Congress in this 'yatra' as he and his party are fighting for the rights of farmers, labourers and the poor.

"Door to door campaign begins from village Pachladi. Met farmers, & collected Kisan Maang Patras outlining their demands," he said in another tweet.

Accompanied by party colleague and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, the 46-year-old Congress leader visited houses of farmers and collected 'Kisan Mangpatras' (charters of farmers demands) and interacted with them one-to-one as part of his "Khaat Sabha".